Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

snas, the DlrecaoTs made 4 move 10 Sc
1 cure mere school room. The question
| Of selling the Central School property,
-on Third stseet, vas submitted 10 fhe
/ district, bat the proposition vas voted
dawn, Ths pext move Of the Board
was 70 call meeting for the purpose o.
/ voting q special tax Accrrdingig 9
1 meeting vas held June 25. 1881; the tsx
Was nol soted, however. The members
| Of the Board had done their duty, bat
the pepple we're net NTH them. Sans-
thing must be done 10 arouse the people.
An chs availahle room in Me- eesssel
buildings vas illed with seats. aud still
the nnmbsF Of pupils vas much greater
than tue seating capacity.
In November, 1881, the Board deter
fegmined 10 mako aaothsr fehoss %
sseuFe hddllionsl snh0oi room. Accord
lnRly Il waa decided 70 call . uAs9 reeet
ina 81 ne sltizsns and ask souoe pf the
leAdinR lawyers 10 address the people.
10 the minutes Of meeting Of the
Board held November 18th, may be
found she following: "On motion, the
clerk Was instructed 10 invite the Hon.
Orange jacobs, J. II. Lewis. Thomss
BaFko and wa. White 20 meet shfs
hsafd II conference on school nsatters,
FrIday, Dse. /. issi.R II rsspeuss 70
tha above invitaiion. MassFs. Jacobs
and Burke met With TIE BoaRd. Matters
were thorcaehly discussed and msve
''all AlonR the line" vas decided upon.
Amsss meetina % the citiEsus was hale
al Yealer's Hall, Jan. u. 1882. Judge
Lswia vas chosen chairman. lyon
taking the chair, be made Q fes pointed
FemaRks and closed BY saying; We
have bad salDen hoouns aud real estata
booGza. and now, fer Gods saks. let y
hava q suhool boom Judge Lewis vas
followed By JudRs BaFks, Jadss Jacobs
and Hen. ". II. White, al Of whom
made foTeible speaches. Ola motion q
nuumiktea of 6ft3nn was appointed 10
visit the several achoe bnildinRs and 20.
port a 9 fatnre meeting . plan for =
large central school house. Tue repoFt
Of that COMMITTEES Qill not be given
tera Il would sho8 ne uQndftiss Of
euf ebhooh durTnR he dAFk dAyG
Rnhas - ns hastsr 20 tell OF ths nlnrs.
eus fhiuRa accomplished. Al 3 subss-
aueot n1sekipa OF tie eoulrnittee Sab
commitiea ess sppoinsed 70 Visit the
Portland schools, and another 70 select
q ana fox Q ssoond large 5uilding one
mile north Of tie Central block.
I EArlE IA Rshfuary the sub-oommitkea
visited Portland and thefs learned rnanv
ValaNhia thinas IN regard q aeAeoi
butidinGs. Cpon tbs rstarn Of The SON.
nittee other meetiaRs usse held. Finally
ths eommftsea decided 70 eoaana ifssif
10 The nagie issna: the sFustion o. a
baildsne similar 70 tie PAFk Street
Sehesl in Portland. a special mestinz
Of The Legal voters Of tbs diatriet was
called By the Board for April LIST. a.
which tins TIE Qaestion Of lsERinQ q
sax Of ea7o0o % bella z sahunf koass
% the HixtA stRest htnak wAeso - 4csad
npon. AZ this meeting StS voted tsr the
tax and 81 a<Ainzt Is. Thus vas the
God work aeeonpiisaed. :. -
ne cenEs.E ssAesi Basialae
Search tks World oxsr aud q 1@xa
heeatifus a0aAtiau faR 4 uHAoai neaMA
eoald nat Be losnd. sifuatsd ehoaa -
fees above tse bay. u eemman3a an ua-
obatFucted vieg ef town sna harbor
ffom the windows Of tie baildinz tue
P1pu oAn look dsWn apoa the hoxinass
pnstipn of tue cas- !And ess An IDA Of
tna 6uRy life % MkicA h4 b apem 10 BE-
cone 9 p3Et; raiaiaa the eye, erAnd
gisR q fzrssa. 1oaRsaia, ilske And hAy
hll9 t1s seal with noble tAnaahss aad
laftv aaptRAiiena he blosk b 80 I'D
b. IS feed. afordfRg Emple roesn fer
eaildinR. lava and ps&y groandA
TIE pcT1nENa.
Tue Eain euildine u - feet east and
vest. snd 90 FEET nsrsh ana suatk. vtsh
wfngA q peoioctiQas, "a eAch of Tee
foos Edss. @ahing the satire issotk
kFom est ~ wesi leo fee4, and fFom
HoEtA 10 eoeah ios fesA e u two stories
2ilh basement anaef ne eatiss bald
ina. fes hiRht of tbs basement Is
feet clear; hight Of eaeh stoFy, IL fssa
dear; total hi9ht az building from hass-
meat Geos 10 asok root. 81 fesa; hi1hs
OF tower ahovs dsok Foog. d feaa.
Tia haEamant wAlis aEs hails Of sad !